Personal Productivity Tools

Productivity Tools

The following tools are required to access and view content as well as communicate with others (for your own personal learning/working)

Category	Recommendation	Other suggestions
Web browsers and extensions	Firefox	Internet Explorer \| Flock \| Safari
Web browsers and extensions	-	Zotero \|CoComment \|Firebug \| ScribeFire \|delicious \| Bookmarks
RSS readers	Google Reader	Bloglines \| NetNewsWire \| FeedRaider
Email tools	Gmail	Outlook [$] \| Thunderbird \| Yahoo Mail \| Apple Mail \| Eudora \| Outlook Express
Personal home/start pages	iGoogle	Netvibes \| Pageflakes
Social bookmarking	del.icio.us	diigo \| Furl
Podcast players	iTunes	-
PDF readers	Adobe Reader	-
Social networks	Facebook	LinkedIn \|Eduspaces \| twitter \| Explode
Instant messenger	Skype	Adium \| Google Talk \| MSN/Windows Messenger \|iChat \| Pidgin \| Meebo \|twitter
(Re)search tools	Google Search	Wikipedia \| Google Scholar \| Amazon \| Dogpile \| Quintura \| Technorati \| Zotero
Online productivity tools	Google Calendar	Google Maps \| Google Notebook \| Google Alerts \| Mozy
Desktop productivity tools	Google Desktop	Copernic Desktop Search \| X1 [$] \| Google Earth\|Parallels[$] \| Quicksilver [$]
Mobile phone tools	Meebo \| twitter \| Jaiku
iPod tools	iTunes

Production Tools

Producer Tools are used to develop and deliver content and other learning solutions (for yourself and others)

Category	Recommendation	Other suggestions
Documents, Spreadsheet (& Database) Tools	Word [$]	Google Docs & Spreadsheets \| OpenOffice \| Zoho \|Excel [$] \|Access [$] \| EndNote
Presentation Tools	PowerPoint[$]	Keynote [$] \| OpenOffice \|Zoho \|Slideshare
Narrated presentation Tools	Articulate Presenter[$]	Adobe Presenter [$] \| Slideshare \| VoiceThread \| PhotoStory
PDF Conversion Tools	Acrobat Professional[$]	CutePDF Writer \| OpenOffice
Blogging Tools	WordPress	Blogger \| TypePad [$] \| MovableType [$] \| Edublogs \| b2evolution \|ScribeFire \| ecto \|FeedBlitz \| CoComment \|MyBlogLog \| StatCounter
Podcasting Tools	Audacity	Gabcast \|Skype \| Odeo
Wiki Tools	Wikispaces	MediaWiki \| PB Wiki \| Jotspot \| Tiddlywiki \| Confluence
Mindmapping Tools	MindManager [$]	FreeMind \| Cmap \| Inspiration [$] \| MindMeister [$] \| Bubbl.us
Web Authoring Tools	Dreamweaver[$]	Google Page Creator \| Flash[$] \| Frontpage Firebug \| Web Developer \|StatCounter
HTML/Text editors	HTML-Kit \|Notepad \|Notepad++ \| TextPad \| Vim
Graphics, image and photo editing tools	GIMP	Gliffy \| Picasa \| Photoshop [$] \| Fireworks[$] \| OmniGraffle[$] \| Paint Shop Pro[$]
Courses and tutorial (rapid e-learning) Tools	Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio [$]	Adobe Presenter [$] \| eXe \| CourseLab
Interactivity, quiz and testing Tools	Articulate Engage/ Quizmaker[$]	Flash[$]
Course management systems	Moodle	Blackboard \| DrupalEd
Tools for courses by Email	Gmail	Outlook [$] \| Thunderbird \| Apple Mail \| Yahoo Mail \| Eudora
Screen capture and screencasting Tools	Captivate [$]	SnagIt [$] \| Camtasia [$] \| iShowU [$] \| Gadwin PrintScreen
Live E-Learning / Web Meeting Tools	Elluminate [$]	Yugma \| Adobe Connect Professional [$] \| iVocalize \| Skype
Social networking Tools	Ning	Elgg
Content management Systems	Drupal	b2evolution
Group space Tools	Yahoo Groups	Google Groups
Virtual world Tools	Second Life	-
File hosting/sharing sites	flickr \| YouTube \| Slideshare \| Scribd \| Odeo \| eSnips